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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:08:41 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT gotadsl DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: hcreate() and friends (LONG)
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Hello.

ams AT ludd DOT ltu DOT se wrote:
> Here's my implementation of hcreate(), hdestroy() and hsearch() plus
> the hash function _hash2v().
> 
> Some points:
> 
> * I'm adding the functional category "search" to libc's
> documentation. I've put hcreate(), hdestroy() and hsearch() in that
> category. I'll move lfind(), lsearch(), insque() and remque() to that
> catetory if you're ok with the new category.

How about a "data structures" category? insque and remque don't really 
seem related to searching.

> * I put the hash function hsearch() uses in posix/search/ and
> <search.h> as its whole reason for being is that hsearch() calls
> it. (Originally it was a static function in hcreate.c but I thought
> that there's no reason for hiding it.) Is that ok, or do you perfer to
> have it somewhere else?

I don't have an opinion on that.

Bye, Rich =]

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